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November 30, 2010
by Sarah Dye
Internationalizing Education, One Teacher at a Time

An interview with select US and international teachers who participated in a direct-match exchange through the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP).

November 16, 2010

Global UGRAD in Pakistan fellows, studying at universities and colleges across the US, reflect on what international education means to them and its impact on their lives and the Americans they encounter day to day.

November 12, 2010
2010 IREX Annual Report

IREX’s 2010 annual report is here! In it we feature stories about just a few of the partners and participants who inspire us, such as:

November 6, 2010
by Amy Bernath
Yahor Luhauskikh at the University of Southern Maine

Belarusian Muskie fellow Yahor Luhauskikh stands out as a student leader in the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service.  Luhauskikh, a 2010 fellow studying public health, was recently chosen to represent his program in the Graduate Student Government

November 5, 2010

In the past two months, Global UGRAD in Pakistan fellows have come together with their campus and host communities across the US to create awareness about the devastating floods in Pakistan and raise funds for various humanitarian organizations conducting flood relief work on the ground.

October 14, 2010
by Eleeza V. Agopian
Does the Internet know too much about you? Photo illustration by Mikey G. Ottawa

Is the new computer language, HTML5, invading our privacy? Or providing Internet surfers with a better user experience?

October 7, 2010
by Susie Armitage
Krump dancing

Art can be a transformative force for healing – and for turning would-be soldiers into ambassadors for peace.

October 1, 2010
by Amy Ahearn

During the blizzard of 1888, teacher Minnie Freeman tied her students together with a ball of twine.

September 3, 2010
by Amy Ahearn

I am not a big fan of tater tots. But last week at a cafeteria in Arkansas, I agreed to eat some in order to continue a conversation.

August 8, 2010

A native of St. Petersburg, 2009-2010 Teaching Fellow Yelena Francis is passionate about sharing her culture, not only with the students in her Russian language and Russian literature and media courses at Bennett College for Women, but with the Greensboro community at large.